Have Your Say on East Gwillimbury’s Economic Future

Author: Advantage EG 

The Town of East Gwillimbury is updating its Economic Development Strategy, and we want residents and businesses to help shape the future of our local economy.

The updated strategy will guide the Town’s economic development priorities over the next five years, including how we support local businesses, attract new industrial, commercial and institutional investment, create local jobs, and encourage sustainable economic growth as East Gwillimbury continues to grow

Help Shape the Next Five Years

East Gwillimbury’s current Economic Development Strategy covers 2021 to 2026. With significant growth and investment taking place across the community, now is an important time to look ahead and determine where we want our local economy to go next.

The new strategy will consider opportunities to attract and retain high-quality jobs, strengthen commercial and employment areas, support entrepreneurship and existing businesses, diversify the Town’s tax base, and create a more complete community where residents have greater opportunities to live, work and shop locally.

The new strategy will consider opportunities to attract and retain high-quality jobs, strengthen commercial and employment areas, support entrepreneurship and existing businesses, diversify the Town’s tax base, and create a more complete community where residents have greater opportunities to live, work and shop locally.

Community feedback will play an important role in developing those priorities.

“East Gwillimbury is growing, and our Economic Development Strategy gives us an opportunity to be intentional about the kind of economy we want to build alongside that growth. We want to hear directly from our residents and businesses about the jobs, businesses, services and opportunities they would like to see in our community over the next five years.”

Have Your Say and Enter to Win

Residents and members of the business community are invited to complete the Economic Development Strategy Survey and share their ideas for East Gwillimbury’s economic future.

The survey asks about the types of businesses, industries and jobs you would like to see in East Gwillimbury, priorities for business attraction and support, and ideas that could help strengthen the local economy.

As a thank you for participating, survey respondents will also have the option to enter a draw to win one of two EG Loves Local gift baskets, valued at $250 each.

Complete the Economic Development Strategy Survey

Feedback collected through the survey, community engagement, research and conversations with local partners will help inform a clear and actionable Economic Development Strategy, with the goal of bringing the updated plan to Council for adoption in 2027.